The Men's Room

The Men's Room
Genre Drama
Black comedy
Based on The Men's Room by Ann Oakley
Directed by Antonia Bird
Starring
Composer(s) Sarah Jane Morris
Andy Roberts
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 5
Production
Producer(s) David Snodin
Running time 50 minutes
Release
Original network BBC2
Picture format 4:3
Audio format Stereo
Original release 25 September (1991-09-25) 
23 October 1991 (1991-10-23)

The Men's Room is a British television drama miniseries that was produced by the BBC and originally aired on BBC2 from 25 September to 23 October 1991. The series, which comprises five 50-minute episodes, was adapted by Laura Lamson[1] from Ann Oakley's 1989 novel of the same name and stars Bill Nighy, Harriet Walter, Amanda Redman, Charlotte Cornwell and James Aubrey.[2]

A black comedy and period piece set during the Thatcher years, it tells the story of an affair between two academics, previously devoted wife and mother Charity Walton (Walter) and serial womanizer Mark Carleton (Nighy).[2]

Nighy credits the series as being his breakthrough role.[1]

Home media release

The series was released on DVD in 2013.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Amanda Schiff. "Obituary: Laura Lamson". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Men's Room (Complete Series)". Radio Times. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
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